Mavericks surf break

Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 PDT
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Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mavericks today?

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
444
368
280
124
270
260
256
145
183
251
314
352
338
411
417
494
440
350
345
339
339
260
244
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
12:48PM1.22m
11:20PM1.64m
1:35PM1.19m
11:51PM1.61m
2:24PM1.16m
00:25AM1.55m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.79m
6:28AM-0.21m
6:08PM0.87m
7:04AM-0.20m
6:45PM0.94m
7:45AM-0.16m
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
190
444
368
280
124
270
260
256
124
113
146
146
352
338
411
417
494
440
350
345
339
339
260
244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
W
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
104
12
12
26
91
41
99
154
145
183
251
314
84
82
35
34
121
124
66
66
66
94
138
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
12
0.2
W
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
W
19
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
12
2
6
30
25
65
41
41
61
61
54
55
54
54
54
54
2
2
46
46
46
45
34
77
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
74
74
48
39
48
35
21
35
109
242
74
73
57
21
5
187
48
48
39
48
39
0
0
48
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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